Earlier in the career

Footwear development samples

Line

Unisa boots and dress pumps, including the Saromi, Praline and Jaydi boots

Customers

DSW, Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, Famous Footwear, Burlington

Employer

Marc Fisher Footwear

Materials

A vegan line made entirely of PU faux leathers, with trend-driven colors often pulled from leather swatches at Italian leather shows and then sourced in faux

Process

Concept meetings with retail partners, sketching, technical drawings, prototypes, production samples approved with factories in China, fit sessions on models

Partners

Retail buyers and sales teams, project management, factories in China, Italian designers and artists

Result

Unisa annual sales grew from $3 million to $32 million while on the line